First, I would like to thank a lot all the digital artists who have decided to take part in this friendly competition whose purpose is less to be a fierce artistic joust than to be a good opportunity to encourage the development of the computer sculpture around the world.

Since the 1st DSC, organized during INTERSCULPT 99, my greater pleasure - and I assume it's the same for other juries's members - is to discover, with this competition, new artworks and new artists coming from so many different countries.

Another joy is to see how much great software companies such as AUTO*DES*SYS (Form*Z), Mac NEEL (Rhinoceros), or MATERIALISE (Magics RP), are interested in the event, and give to the winners the possibility to use good and famous 3D softs. And I'm specially thinking about freelance artists who sometimes haven't the means to work with such excellent programs...because La Vie d'Artiste is always the same: yesterday it was difficult for the young Picasso to find money to buy colors, today it's difficult for an unknown young genius to find money to buy computer equipment ! So, thanks a lot to our generous sponsors.

If we look at all the 2nd DSC entries, we can see very different works, but it's possible to bring out 2 movements: a geometrical or mathematical trend, and a biological trend. In fact, it's not realy a surprise but the continuation of all art history. For a DSC juror, it's rather difficult to compare 2 works belonging to these 2 trends, using only his aesthetic point of view (it's impossible and absurd to decide who is "the best" between Rodin and Brancusi, Giacometti and Calder !). So, the Jury have only 1 subjective criterion to rate, and 3 criteria related to the computer sculpture and rapid-prototyping techniques.

The 3 winners of the 2nd DSC are Thomas LONGTIN, Rinus ROELOFS and John RILEY. Congratulations for their excellent research in the digital sculpture field. I would like to add here the name of Corinne WHITAKER, who is almost ex aequo with John RILEY (only 1 point of difference).

Thanks again to the artists, to the members of the Jury, and to our sponsors.
I would like to propose an appointment with all the passionate people of computer sculpture during INTERSCULPT 2003, and for the 3rd DIGITAL SCULPTURE COMPETITION.